Machine for feeding, detaching, and affixing postage-stamps and the like to envelops or other articles.



l N. s. MUNAB. MACHINE FOR PBEDING, DETAGHING, AND AFPIXING POSTAGESTAMPS AND THE LIKE T0 ENVELOASOR OTHER ARTICLES. APPLIOATION FILED.11111.24, 1912.

1,1 1 1,601. Patented sept. 22', 1914A 3 SHEETS-SHBET 1.

w El x i .Y Y A Y THE NORRIS PBERS C0.. PHOU-LITHQ.. WASHINGUN, D. C.

N. s. MONAB. MACHINE POR FEBDING, DETAGHING, AND AFPIXNG POSTAGE STAMPSAND THE LIKE T0 ENVELOPS 0R OTHER ARTICLES. APPLICATION FILED 111111.24.1912.

1,11 1,601 manned sep. 22, 1914.

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THE NORRJS PETERS CO.. PHOTO-LITO., WASHINGTON. D, C.

N. S. MUNAB. MACHINE FOR FEEDING, DETAGHING, AND APFIXING POSTAGE STAMPSAND THE LIKE T0 EN VELOPSOR OTHER ARTICLES.

APPLICATION FILED APR. 24, 1912. Patented Sept. 22, 1914.

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THE KDRRIS PETERS CO.. PHOTD-LTHO., WASHINDTON. D. C.

L PATENTAoFFIon non nnnniivegfianrnonmo, ein); Arrixiim`rosT'iieEfsTAi/irs AND THE I fpfj LIKE To niivn'nors onoriinniin-Treillis Be "it flnown that IQ Noninijir e SINGLAIR ,MGNABn asubject off'. the King f of Great vented certain `new-zandii'seful`Improvements in and i Relating yto` Machines for Feeding, Detaching,landAifiXing Postage- Stamps and the like v to EnvelopsVv ory otherya;Articles,` of which thegfollowing isa specifii cation.v

v'lliis,invention relates to apparatus or ma- A "ohines forlfeedinganddetaching labels,`

coupons, vouchers7 adhesivespostage,V duty e stamps', labelsfor `thelike from a stock sheet, band, rollpjrolls orfthe -liloegjlmeans for :ldamping' orr inoistening the matter `upon which the label is to.befiXe'd, means formoving the label torpositio'n and` mechanism Vfor idetachinf?, orncuttinpvoff `thesame from theV moll; nieansjforlvpressingthe label l`andthe vmatter together andjfory ,recording the num-A ber of'labels which @may have been; used.

kf Suitable means linayv also' be, `uti lized for preventing." the useof. thefmachine lunless f, iinc @i locked by a keygorthe like.

rl"he invention is illustrated panying drawings, whereof;

.A lligure!y v1-i`s planjof n i n ,the machine i with the c casingremoved) Fig; 2 isa longitudinaljvertical sectionfiliereof,`

a single `forni of i e 'Fig'. is a.pla n1of duplex `forni `of the z`machine adapted for applyingeither 'of two onilline' V, Fig. 3,illustrating thelocking jmechanism ofthe "dujpleXQ'formj-of the ina.;-c-hine,' Fig. 6 isfasimilar view-cfa simplified construction fusedin'the'singleform of the machine," llfigsy Tand '8 are',` respectivelyan ont: of 'aotion,.iFigs. lOfand lllilare4 respectively aplan andfrQnte'levation'of a.' iiioiifl kied form of thedefmpeningfdvee( I lnorder( facilitateiafclear understanding ofthe invention tlie'machinewill be described `a1 :it is used stamps toenvelops. f l

AGCOldng to this invention a band `or stripofstanips is placed `on aroll or reel `1fandfthe*forward end isiled under a spring plate 2, thenalong a channel guide `3, and through aslotted guide ,4 at the mouth Mfor afxing postage specimen@ Of Letters Patent. f iratentedsept. '22,1914. i c A"Appneanonieaaprn 24,)19121- seriaiimesege'sa i offtheymagazine portion- .The band or strip of stamps is fed forward asrequiredby imeans of a series ofparallelffeed pawls or fingers 6pivotallymounted on alleverf con-` tlld 1b?? e tension Spring 8Mldaorriiv'res" ,o sion spring-r 9, said lever 7 being'vfconnectedl-.andqotl'ieinstamps orithe lilrevandif desired tlie'saine toenvelops,tickets;bills; documents, books or other suitable matten y 1 f ItA[consistsof` .means c for feeding `the with theoperating or aflixerlever rllvofv the machine by a connectingl rod 12;?, t

. `The operating or aiiiXer ,leven 11. has 'twoI l o y S on said,connecting rod 12.v

'its normaler raised position by thespring beV moved forwardthelengthlof a stamp by `the operation of the lever`7.,

movement thereof aftery the end i stamp has rllhe ends1'7 of. the feedpawls or fingers., 6 preferably "engage in perforations, inci"` sions orthexlikey dividingthe` stamps l?,y iwhereby itis assured that the striplS will lAfseries of checlcpawls `18`eontrolle`d` l springsQO 1areemployed to engage the :per- V:forations of then strip and .preventfurther beenfed through the inouthof the magazine,`

porti`oii.` These pawlsy have ltwo oinedV arms" i 19, 21,V "one abovethe otherptermed the releasing' and engaging armsg'fthelower ,arms` 2lbeingforined vwithpoints 22 tofengage with the stripand ktheiipiiei'arms with in-l clined downwardly extending projections23. A

Toonelor morel of fthe operating Vor feed `:pawls fithere is, fixedaufpin'llwhichiwhen the pawls move to advance thestrip, engages i thevprojections '28l and releases ythe checkpawls 18 which "otherwisenormally ,jest

upon the strip. Vpreference thefcheck pawls 18 arel staggered,e.:soineliirad` Vance ofthe others as"illustrated"in` Figs, 2and7; i y lThe operating or feed pawls Guidare controlled and the springs aremounted on the lever/Z.4 .:Two sets ofsprings 25, 26, are `preferablyvemployed and they engageA with `studs 27 on thepawlsand each set ofspi'lngs llVheii the envelop 4or the lile'is passed under thev lever .itlifts the same slightly` andthe pad meistens only the top of the enveloplWhich. is then passed along under the 304 tio " aftenthe envelop hasbeen pushed along may consistof 1a metal plate28 divided into a seriesyof spring' strips 29 'as illustrated in Fig. 8. y y

A suitable adjustable stop Y3l is .provided -5 for the lever 7 sothatthe forward movement of .the latterwn'iaybe so regulated asvto push theend stamp pist the required distance out of the mouth of the magazinepoi'-A tion. f A dash-pot and plunger 32 may, if

das'lipot the `'speed of the forward ffeed of the stamp ,maybe someivhat retarded( I 15" The .meansl for moistening the yenvelop or the liketo Which the stamp, llabel or the g like is to be applied consists of'aWick, pad 'or likeabsorbent material 34 attached to an overbalanceddampening lever pivoted vas "at 36 'in conjunction with a Watersupply,Well or reservoir 37 containing some absorb'- p ent material A58 Whichenters a slot39 in' the' base plate 4l of the machine and con`-v`tac/tswith :the pad 340i said overbalanced lever.'

"endwstainpfP, protruding` from the. mouth olf the inagazineportion.This lever has on p thefside in some cases a pivoted spring arm :therear end yof which is supported on a pin43 on said `lever'While thevforward end `f'is'bentdown as at 44and normally lies in .a-slot45 inthebase plate vand base. By this construction when the 4forward edge oft'heenvlop engages the bentl end 44 of `arm otheiif'end of saidv arn'iengaging the' lpin the "w-lev'eris also lifted and with it the moistenl'v ing-'padv34 thereof so that only the corner o jffthe envelopyto whichthe stamp is'to be *affixed is moistened as the envelop is passedcompletely along- Whenthe envelop is rel* 'IS-howl; ily Vcitata inertiarig. 1.-

v ,y desiredthedampening lever 85a maybe "contained ina bottomless case4.6 as in Figs. l'Oand flland a releasing arm 47 provided "gfwvithfaibevel or livedgeshaped head`48 and l"with a finger piece'49 is pivotedto said case yjsoft'hatf saidarm projects toward the front *of the caseWith the edge or" head 48 projectingl toward the lever. this means underI,the ,pad of 'the vlever sufficientlyv to meisten therequired area forthe stamp or' 'stamps :the Wedge shaped head 48 lof ythe "desired, beconnected with the leverl', lieJv outlet of the dash-pot being provided:with 'an ad]usting screw. Bv `means of this 42", thelatter Iis liftedand by reason of the the finger piecel49underleverthus raisi ing thelatter suiliciently to keep thepad 34 ,p off the restof the'f'envelop asit ismovedfarther forward beneath Said lever. The

pad or}"\vick may have a rubber backing soas lto make it flexiblem-idreadilyadapt liti-.1`

self tothe surface-to ybe` moisteneol. v l

k 4Upon the underside'of` the press plate l5 ofv the., operatinglever,is alinger `piece 51y on itsinnerendlivhichfco-perates'with a 1provided `With a p'ad52 and with a blade eexibie'biacie exea n. elle @edoaiygasf at `55 to the mouth 'of the magazine portion. l

fclined and they' may {beoppositely Iinclined One or `bothfofthese',bladesl maybe ,v l

. [8.0, soy asto givej a shearing -cutvvhen the oper `ating lever: yisdepressed-and inorder vtol feed` l the stamps properly to the mouththeslotted 'guide 4 also may `inclined aswell `as the bottom edge 56 `ofthe front plate 5T-of 'the' mouth. .Y

nism 58* maybe provided if desired,`-this mechanism beingy operatedl byan arin 59 'jon the lever 7 having a :pini-61' in engage-1 ment Withaslotted lugrv 62` on the'spin'dlei 63 ,the mechanism; 4 The meansbyWhich" a Ystamp is aliined to' an venvelop is asfolloivs'zf'lhe envelopis slid' sidewise'iinder thel damping flever 35 therebyjiirst`moistening the topf-right ireuitable `counting or recording mecha-p '7hand corner then 'by engaging*thelbentlendfA 44 of arm-42 lifting thedamping lever 35 'to :insure therest of the surfaceV being-kept dry.vThe' stamp'l) )which isfprotruding through the mouth M" is `then lcutoli from' the strip S by the blad'esf, 54, valong'the line ofperforations bydepre'ssing the lingerpiece flothe.operatingleverlllrwhich at Y lthe end otite stroke pressesjptheadhesive surface ofthe-"Estamp by means-V O' its Vpad 524 on to themistened surface` of the enl velop'. By releasing the spring controlledoperating"leverjfll, Vt`he`feed pavvls 6 of lever 7 push the stripforward, momentarilyraisin'g the vcheckv pavvls 118 so that themagazineportion." n

jAl catchy G5';is"provided to enablefeach operating leverto betemporarily held ldovvn after astampjhasbeen cut voff so as topre# ventthel` next@ one being -fed through the` g mouth oi'themaohine 'and'.valso to prevent pil'i'ering 0l?l the` stamps'. This mechanismisillustrated,` particularly in`fl1"ig`s. 3 and 9, wherein `it Willfibeseen that the catch Which is controlled-by a spring 166 Vis pivoted tothe vl'rame or casing'C Aat 67 and is yprovided l with ahngerplate 68at, one'end and a 125 notch a-tftheothe'r end. this notch being adaptedwhen theioperating lever is depressedto engage stud 71 o n Vone of the"llever armsand hold the same until the-lin- "ger plategis depressed.`means of this catch in" duplxemagazines Where several izo machinescontaining various',` kinds of by means of a cam-like depressor2adapted. when turned as showninlFigLLljto slightly depress the lingerplate 68,.and'soxkeep the notch 69 lof the'- catch from'engaging Withthe-stud 71'When theoperatinglever is` depressed. Means are provided forlocking theyoperating levers intheir depressed position so that theycannot `be released until `a lock in the casing` C` is unlocked. This`and referring to the latter ligure Which mechanism is'illustrated'jinlFigs. 5 and 6 illustrates the-'simplest formas adaptedfor`maC'hinesWithy a single magazine itvvill ibe y seen that aspring-controlled bell crank latch lever 73 is pivoted to av bracketfiand i formed With a stop 75 atene end while on b bolti77 thereof isshotout engagesfanddel the casing C is a lock 76 which When the pressesthe end 78 ofthe bell crank latch lever and brings the stop75 above "onearm le of the operating lever vvhenthe ylatterjis held in its'depr'essedposition as shown in menjapplied to they duplex, form of the machinecas"inf'F-ig. 5the end of the bell crank latch `lever73`v engages a'recess 79 `in one stop S1 and the latter is mounted on a transverse rod82 which is adapted to slide in the frame andis provided With astop83Thus vvhile 'the for 'each additional lever. I, operating levers areheld-down the bell'crank 4 is operatedby the boltj77 of the lock 76andthe stops81,v83, are draivnsimulta'- neously acrosslover theltops ofone ofV the arms lll of each operating lever l1.

Itis to be understood that althoughin" the duplex form of thermachine asshovvn` in Fig. 3 only tivo magazines and mechanisms are provided,- anynumber may bejoined together in the same `manner by correspondnglyduplicating the ,mechanisml `With the exception ofthe dampening device`which may be used` with any of. the operating levers.

What I do claim-ais my invention, and

desire to secure `by',` VLetters Patent'. is

1. In a machine of the kind described,the combination of aspring-controlled operating lever` comprising `,a pairf lof pivotedarms, anda finger piecerjoiningfs'aid arms and provided Withva blade;` aspring-con- .trolled rockinglever; a rod connecting said levers; aseries of feed paWls carried by said 2. In a lmachine of thepkinddescribed, the combination, with the operating lever,\of

rockinglever; and a blade located at the mouth of the machine forcoperation with the first-named blade.

means for temporarily holding said lever` l `out of action comprising astud on said lever, a `spring-controlled pivoted catch formed at one endWith a finger plate and at the other endflvvitlr aj notch adapted whenthe operating lever is depressed to engage said stud, and means forthrowing said catch outof action. i y

3. In a machine ofthekinddescribed, the combination, Withth'e .operatinglever, of means for temporarily holding said lever outofaction'comprising a stud on said lever, a `spring-'controlled pivotedcatch formed at `one end with a finger plate 4and at the other endfivitha notch adapted when the operating -lever is depressed to engage saidstud, and means for throwing said catch out of actionconsisting of apivoted cam-like depressor adapted to engage and depress the lingerplate of said `catch. '4. In a machi` e 'f the kind described, anoperating lever, Aa spring-controlled bell crank lever formed at one endWith a stop,

and a lock .on the casing the bolt of which is adaptedto depresstheother end of said bell crank lever and lmove said stop laterally over`said operating lever Whenin its depressed position. I- 5. ln a machineofthekind described, the combination of a depressible operating lever, aspringcontrolled bell-crank lever, a lock having a bolt adapted tooperate the bellcrank lever, and a stopassociated With said bell-crank`lever for holding said operating lever indepressed yposition;`v`

6. Ina machineof the kind described, the combination of a series of'depressible operating levers, a lspring-controlled bell-crank lever, alockhaving a bolt adapted to operate the bell-crank lever, 4a stopassociated With each operating lever' for holding the same in depressedposition, and a sliding rod stops being associated vvith said bell-cranklever for operation thereby.

In' testimony whereof I have hereunto set4 my handinpresenceof tvvoysubscribing Wit- EDWARD A. WATERS, i VVILLLAM H. WATERS.

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